I too was disappointed by the cluelessness of most mainstream journalists, and having worked as a tech journalist some years ago, I decided the best way to combat sloppy journalism was with better journalism.
I still make mistakes though, and when that happens I try to do better next time. Sean. On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 12:49 AM, Ivan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You have to bear in mind that these 'journalists' are or start out as good > people wanting to do a good job. Their employers are driven by market > demand. So the pressure is to tailor output to market demand. Market demand > is us. All of us, en masse. That's the capitalist system. If you are unhappy > with the output of journalists you have to look at why they are (allegedly) > so crap at it. The answer is to overthrow the system, man! > Cheers, > Ivan > > > > On 3/13/08, vijay chopra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry, I was probably being overly broad in my use of the term > "journalists" I was referring in the main to those that work of our so > called newspapers (we did start with an article from the Gurniad). To be > fair to them, the BBC are much better at actually reporting on the facts, > even when they're at they're worst (such as the Panorama episode on wi-fi) > they remain streaks ahead of the headline writers of Fleet Street, to whom > the terms "fact checking" and "research" are bizarre things that other > people do. > > > > Vijay. > > > > > > On 13/03/2008, Steve Jolly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > vijay chopra wrote: > > > > I'm sorry I just despair for the journalists in this country. In > theory > > > > they should be a paragon of virtue, holding authority to account, > > > > uncovering misdeeds and campaigning on behalf of the citizenry. > > > > Instead we get dumbing down and catering to the lowest common > > > > denominator; and then they wonder why they have falling circulation. > > > > The only dead tree press I buy now is Private Eye. > > > > > > > > > You sure know how to make friends with people who work for the country's > > > largest news-gathering organisation. ;-) > > > > > > > > > S > > > - > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Ivan Pope > Snipperoo > 50 Providence Place > BN1 4GE Brighton > > 01273808458 > > blog.snipperoo.com > directory.snipperoo.com > > Widget Conference > http://widgetwebexpo.com - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
